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NCT Number: NCT07170397

Effects of Laser Acupuncture Treatment in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients

The purpose of this study is to find the effect of acupuncture laser therapy on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cairo university- Faculity of physical therapy, Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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About this study

In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis, elevated blood pressure is common and poorly controlled in general. Although volume overload and sodium retention appear to be the main pathogenic mechanism of hypertension in this population, other factors such as increased arterial stiffness, activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, sleep apnea, activation of sympathetic nervous system, and use of recombinant erythropoietin may be also involved. Acupuncture laser therapy, which uses low-level laser treatment at specific acupuncture points, has shown promise in reducing blood pressure without invasive procedures. However, its specific efficacy in hemodialysis patients remains underexplored, necessitating this research

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • sixty hemodialysis patients undergoing physical therapy treatments will participate in the study. Their mean age will range from (18-65) years old

Exclusion criteria

  • a failure to take part in more than three light therapy sessions; a kidney transplant; and death

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture Laser Therapy

Device

Application of low-level laser therapy to patients with chronic kidney disease to evaluate its effects on pain, circulation, and functional outcomes

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure

    Time frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of low-level laser therapy

    Blood pressure will be measured using a calibrated sphygmomanometer

  2. Blood pressure

    Time frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks of low-level laser therapy

    Blood pressure will be measured using a calibrated sphygmomanometer

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Shimaa Galal Elsayed, lecturer

CONTACT

[email protected]

+20-100-311-9152

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sinai University

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Registry information

Official study title

Effects of a Single Session of Laser Acupuncture Treatment on Blood Pressure and in Hypertension Haemodialysis Patients

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 12, 2025
Registry last updated
May 11, 2026

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